Welcome to West End Church of Christ, a restoration church founded
in 1929. Each Sunday morning, our family opens its doors to be
reminded that our value of Jesus is derived from the value of our
brokenness. We are a broken people living in a broken world in need of
a Savior.

Our vision:
A Place To Belong
We believe everyone, no matter their background, is created to belong
to the kingdom of God.

Thank you for joining our family and know that there is a place for you
here. Please let me know if I can help you in any way.

Wes Bender
Preaching Minister
wbender@westendcoc.org

Our Gathering this Morning
WELCOME
Worship in Song…...............................................................................................................................................Larry Griffith
Lifting our combined voices to honor and praise God our Father
Welcome & Family Matters ………………….……………………….…………….……………………..….…Kinney Littlejohn
202 – Joyful, Joyful
187 – Great Is The Lord
Scripture Reading…………..……………………………..……………………..………..............................................................Josh Orman
Listening to the God-breathed Word
Prayer……………………………………………..……………………………..……………………..………............................................….Jeremy Hayes
Asking for God’s continued blessing on us and the community we seek to serve

Night With Ebon Pinion
Communion & Offering…………………..………...……………………..…………………..…….............................Chuck Whittle
A time to remember Jesus died and rose for our sins. We invite all Christians to join
us in the taking of the Lord’s Supper
Dismiss Children (age 3-Kindergarten) to Children’s Worship
627 – There’s A Royal Banner
Sermon………....…..….……………….……....….…..……………………..……………………………………..………..….……….…....…..…….Wes Bender
Discovering truths regarding God’s son and His continued work in our lives through
the Holy Spirit
825 – My God, My Father
Shepherd’s Prayer
We have an attended Nursery every Sunday morning during Bible
class and worship. The Nursery is located down the hallway from the
Auditorium. Sign-up sheets are posted on the Nursery door for those
interested in volunteering or you may contact Lauren Smith at
laurencsmith29@gmail.com

Our Wednesday Night Meal on April 6 will be
Taco Salad. We hope you will join us and stay
for classes that begin at 6:30.
Adults - $6
Children - $3
(exception–1 free child’s meal per paying adult)
Preschool & College Students eat FREE

Health Talents has an urgent need for 5-7
RN's for the Surgical Clinic in Guatemala
April 30-May 7 to work in the OR and patient
recovery. If you, or anyone you know, can
help, the website has more information.
Healthtalents.org

West End Literary Society

meets again on

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Tuesday, April 26 , at 6:30 in the library for poetry month.
Kris Lange will be the guest speaker.
Members are asked to bring a favorite poem and an
ingredient for taco salad.

Our church is blessed to have a Visitation Team that meets the third Tuesday of each
month. Jan Welden and Kris Thurman currently serve as the leads for this team. Each
month, the team gathers to pray over the needs and concerns of our church family. Individual
cards (similar to those outlined on this page) are distributed to ensure a visit or a note of
encouragement is received from someone on the team. An open invitation is extended to
anyone who would like to serve on the visitation team. This is a group exemplifying our church
value of grace in love. You can e-mail Jan or Kris for more details.

Evolution of the Call p4
1 John 3:16-24
Thus far in our current series, we have looked at
the callings of Moses and Jeremiah. Today, we
bring our attention to Deborah and Esther. The call
of God can be made known through the
circumstances of ordinary life. It might occur while
one is at work (Moses), or simply caught up in the
circumstances of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state of life (Esther). It
might be that oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural abilities are called upon
as avenues of service (Deborah), or that the desire
to serve is placed in oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart from the very
beginning (Jeremiah). The call spans across all
time, all demographics and because of Jesus, all
people.
In each case, the one who is called has the
opportunity to make a life-changing decision to
respond. This morning we tie the stories of these
Old Testament characters together with our stories
today. The thread that weaves our lives to theirs is
embracing our mutual brokenness. It is the
solution of reconciliation: the mending of broken
relationship with our Creator.
HIS love compels us. HE lives in us. We know this
by the Spirit HE gave us. Thanks for being here this
morning.